January 6, 2023
Honors students receive URCA awards
Twenty-six Honors College students were awarded Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) awards during the fall semester.
URCA awards support students as they complete faculty-mentored research and creative projects in biomedical sciences, STEM, social sciences, or arts and humanities. As part of the award process, students are required to present their findings at ECU’s Research and Creative Achievement Week, the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium or other venues.
The fall 2022 recipients in Honors are:
| Student(s) | Project Category | Project Title | Faculty Mentor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehime Abhulimen | Biomedical Sciences | Functional characterization of biofilm regulatory protein SypE | Morgan Milton |
| Simona Adhikari | Social Sciences | Effective Maternal and Child Healthcare in Rural NC Areas | Alice Richman |
| Elizabeth Bailey | Humanities/Arts | Pieces of Us | John Dixon |
| Michael Cavallero | STEM | Investigating the Role of CG8093 in the Germline Stem Cells | Elizabeth Ables |
| Meredith Cox | STEM | Identification and Impact of Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria on Steel Structures in Freshwater Environments | Erin Field |
| Abigail Fruge | Biomedical Sciences | Role of the Ferlin proteins in HTLV-1 Infection | Isabelle Lemasson |
| Surinder Gill | STEM | Environmental Effects on Coastal Marsh Microbiomes | Ariane Peralta |
| Evelyn Gonzalez | Social Sciences | “Accounting is not a career for Hispanics”: Why Hispanics fail to join the accounting field | Zhan Furner |
| Savannah Harris & Sydney Cook | Humanities/Arts | Soul FOOD: Study Implementation | Bhibha Das & Lauren Sastre |
| Tory Rose Harris | Humanities/Arts | Cross-Section | Jeni Parker |
| Rachael Johnson | STEM | Effects of Localized pH Changes on Enamelin Phosphoserine Stability | William Allen |
| Ashley Jones | Biomedical Sciences | Handwriting Abilities of Elementary Students | Denise Donica |
| Neha Joseph & Joanna Mathew | STEM | Environmental Evaluation and Calibration of Low-Cost Aerosol Sensors | Sinan Sousan |
| Bridget Kenny | Biomedical Sciences | Bone Measurement Accuracy of the Bindex (®) Ultrasound | Stacey Meardon |
| George Kirkman | Biomedical Sciences | Relationship between upper extremity capacity versus performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy | Swati Surkar |
| Kristy Lau | Biomedical Sciences | Characterizing the interactome of methylated tau | Alessandro Didonna |
| Lizzie Phipps | Biomedical Sciences | Centaurinα1-Bid signaling in Alzheimer’s disease | Erzsebet Szatmari |
| Kyra Porter | Biomedical Sciences | Characterizing the Subcellular Localization and Function of Sticky in the Germline of Drosophila melanogaster | Elizabeth Ables |
| Anna Schulz | STEM | Design and Application of an Immobilized Protein Kinase | Robert Hughes |
| Hannah Sowers | STEM | Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Blood Clots | Ali Vahdati & Nathan Hudson |
| Lindsay Swain | STEM | Investigating Ecdysone Receptor Mediated Cell Death | Elizabeth Ables |
| Myna Tirupattur | Biomedical Sciences | Dopamine Receptor Involvement in Cardiac Fibrosis | Laxmansa Katwa & Srinivas Sriramula |
| Emily Thomas | Biomedical Sciences | Relationship between stress and quality of life in women who discontinue infertility treatments | Alison Swift |
| Tyler West | Social Sciences | Understanding Inequities within Underage Tobacco Sale Purchasing | Joseph Lee |